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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is right to raise this hard-hitting, searing report. I was interested to note that, although there is a full complement of officers, the prison simply is not…14 May 2024HANSARDReoffending RatesNo one in this House has done more than my hon. Friend to look after the plight of people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. I am proud to say that the proportion of…14 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising this. Court orders must be obeyed, and a person can apply to the court for them to be removed. That will need to take place in…14 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for raising that important point on behalf of her constituents, and I will write to her.14 May 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityAs a result of the record amount of investment in prisons, we brought on HMP Fosse Way, and we have HMP Five Wells. I invite the hon. Member to visit them, because these are…14 May 2024HANSARDRwanda: Asylum and ImmigrationI would be more than happy to discuss that point with the hon. Gentleman. Of course MPs should have access in appropriate circumstances, but the critical point is for individuals…14 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for being so assiduous in raising this important matter on behalf of her constituents. We are investing heavily in the family system to deal with precisely…14 May 2024HANSARDChildren Remanded in CustodyIn 2010, the total number of children in custody was over 3,000; that figure is now around 500, so there has been a significant reduction. The decision of whether to remand is a…14 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe total number of IPPs is slightly higher than that but, looking into the data, the really significant factor is that, whereas there were some 6,000 IPP prisoners in 2012, the…14 May 2024HANSARDChildren Remanded in CustodyThe hon. Lady makes an important and compassionate point. It is absolutely right that we should invest in the estate, and I am pleased that we are investing in a new secure…14 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for that kind invitation. I will consider it and respond in due course.14 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAnybody who appears in court, but particularly prosecutors, must be mindful of their solemn and sacred duty to disclose material to the defence that might reasonably be considered…14 May 2024HANSARDChildren Remanded in CustodyCustody is reserved for those convicted or accused of the most grave offences, and the total number of children in detention has fallen by 82% since 2010. Before a child can be…14 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. Friend for that important point. Fewer than 1% of tenancies required court action in 2019, but for difficult cases that do escalate to the courts, the…14 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf someone is the victim of a “crash for cash” scam, they are likely to be the victim of an offence under the Fraud Act 2006 or, potentially, under the Road Traffic Act 1988. We…14 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising private family law, because all too often people raise the issue of crime, but family matters too. I am really delighted that we have…14 May 2024HANSARDCrown Court BacklogI pay tribute to my hon. Friend and his colleagues for the exceptional work they do to ensure that justice is done. On the single justice procedure, fairness is non-negotiable, so…26 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince the last session of Justice questions I have visited HMP Liverpool, a prison that received a poor inspection report some years ago, and I saw how it had been transformed.…26 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. When I was in practice, I had to listen to the then Labour Home Secretary say that he was going to cancel the three Titan prisons that…26 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsResolution does exceptionally important work, and in the Budget the Chancellor announced an additional £55 million of support for separating parents, including £12 million to…26 Mar 2024